Management
The Traction Book Isn’t Working: 3 Mistakes People Make Self-Implementing EOS
You’re Not Keeping Up Accountability Accountability is the easiest concept in Traction to wrap your head around. At the same time, it’s one of the hardest to actually achieve. The basis of Traction® is that accountability is broken into scaling goals. If you’re using the Entrepreneurial Operating System® already, you’re probably familiar with the following…
Read MoreLeadership Team Problems: 10 Reasons Your Business Isn’t Growing
I’ve met hundreds, if not thousands, of entrepreneurs and business owners. What’s the one thing they are all most worried about? Stagnation. It’s no secret that an entrepreneur gets very nervous when their business isn’t growing. What is a bit less known is that the reasons are usually simple and rooted in one or more…
Read MoreThe 5 Leadership Abilities That Change How You Do Business: Systems
Over the past month, I’ve been defining The 5 Leadership Abilities and why I think they’re so important that I start teaching them to my clients from the moment they sit down for our first session. The 5 Leadership Abilities Are: Simplify Delegate Predict Systemize Structure In this article I’m going to be talking about…
Read MoreThe 5 Leadership Abilities That Change How You Do Business: Predict
The Power of Prediction If you’re in a leadership role in an organization, you’ve got issues. Don’t worry. It’s a good thing. All organizations have issues. How we deal with them is the real question. And I help deal with them is by using The 5 Leadership Abilities™ in conjunction with the tools and practices…
Read MoreGame Changing Small Business Tools: What Is An Accountability Chart ™?
What Is An Accountability Chart ™? What is an Accountability Chart™? That’s a question I hear a lot, usually followed by, “how is this different from an organizational chart?” The simple answer? Org Charts describe what people do or who they report to. Accountability Charts change what people do. And changing what people do is…
Read MoreNever Let Your Business Hit The Ceiling Again With The EOS Model
Never Let Your Business Hit The Ceiling Again With The EOS Model When an organization stops growing and starts getting frustrated, its leadership team can really struggle to move forward. This can be caused by any number of factors, but the result is always the same: a company that is just trying to keep…
Read MoreHow To Set Company Goals: EOS Rocks ™
How To Set Company Goals: EOS Rocks ™ Few things are more important in a business than knowing how to set company goals. It doesn’t matter if you run a 1-person operation, a small business, or a corporate production facility; without goals you’re just driving in circles. And, if you’re going in circles, it doesn’t matter…
Read MoreEOS Vision And A Strategy For The Future Of Your Company
EOS® Vision And A Strategy For The Future Of Your Company Modern businesses toss the term “vision” around a lot these days. Consultants and colleagues alike will tell you that you need a “vision” without ever telling what exactly a vision is. Plenty will even tell you that their “vision” is the right one…
Read MoreEOS Core Values: Demonstrate To Elevate
EOS Core Values™: Demonstrate To Elevate Anyone familiar with the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS)® knows that identifying EOS Core Values™ for your company is a key step in having a real Vision. EOS Core Values guide the company in every decision, from whom they hire to their 10-Year Target™. As a Dallas leadership coach and…
Read MoreWant Better Leadership Team Meetings? Learn to Solve Your Issues
Want Better Leadership Team Meetings? Learn to Solve Your Issues I want to start by dragging the ugly truth into the cold, hard light of day. According to interviews by the Harvard Business Review only 5% of leadership team members think their company had a rigorous system for keeping their meetings focused. 12% believed…
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